Somehow Jiraiya didn't think the kid meant Earth Country. He squinted out across the sand to get a better look. The guy was moving finally! Only instead of continuing as he had been, he was heading back for the tree line.
"Oh, hey. Maybe he's not important after all."
Or he's hoping we'll think that and come around behind us. Either way ...
"Let's get going, huh? I'm not comfortable with this thing." He lifted his wrist and waved it a bit to emphasize the point. "It's more than uncomfortable." and not-itchy in the way that an itch was painful if you didn't scratch it.